Download Black Box ServSwitch Jr.

The layout of a typical ServSwitch Jr. system.
Features
» ServSwitch Jr. — Access up to eight IBM PC/AT
or PS/2 type CPUs with a single monitor, PS/2
or PC/AT keyboard, and PS/2 or serial mouse.
» ServSwitch Jr. MP — Access one or two IBM type
CPUs and one or two Mac CPUs with a single
monitor, PS/2 keyboard, and PS/2 mouse.
» Both Models — Use any of a variety of video
types at resolu­tions up to 1600 x 1280.
ServSwitch Remote
(ACR9005A)
ServSwitch Jr.
(SW629A-R2)
WAN
Remote User
with Laptop
Keyboard, Monitor,
and Mouse
Servers
OVERVIEW
If you’ll only need to switch between up to eight PCs or servers
for the foreseeable future, why spend a fortune on an electronic
keyboard/video/mouse switch with a myriad of ports or fancy
cascading features?
Our ServSwitch Jr.™ is just right for small-scale applications
such as workgroups, small offices, or home offices. Use one mon­i­tor,
keyboard, and mouse to control IBM ® PC compatible (and, on MP
models, Apple ® Macintosh ® compatible) computer or server CPUs.
With the ServSwitch Jr. (non-MP version), access either two IBM
type CPUs (with the SW621A-R3) or as many as eight (with the
SW629A-R2). With the ServSwitch Jr. MP, access one IBM type CPU
and one Mac ® type CPU (with the SW627A-R2) or one or two of each
type (with the SW628A-R2).
Setting up is easy. Using their own cables, plug your VGA or
XGA monitor, keyboard, and mouse directly into the ServSwitch Jr.
Attach each of the computers to the switch using a special CPU
adapter cable that has a single connector on the switch end and
three connectors (for keyboard, mouse, and video I/O) on the
computer end. These CPU adapter cables help keep cabling simple;
also, the coax versions can be run longer distances than normal
keyboard, mouse, or video cable.
As long as you use the right type of CPU adapter cable, it doesn’t
matter what general type of keyboard and mouse any given IBM type
computer uses. As for user-station equipment, use a regular or wheel-
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type PS/2 ® mouse and PS/2 keyboard with the ServSwitch Jr. MP.
With the regular ServSwitch Jr., attach either a PS/2 or PC/AT ® style
keyboard and either a PS/2 mouse (regular or wheel type) or (if there
are no PS/2 type CPUs attached) an RS-232 mouse. Except for RS-232
mouse input to PS/2 mouse output, the switch can perform all of the
various conversions internally.
The switch also seamlessly handles VGA, SVGA, or XGA video at resolutions up to 1600 x 1280 pixels, although higher resolutions,
refresh rates, or distances will require coaxial CPU adapter cables. On
non-MP models, using coaxial cables will also give you the ability to
display RS/6000 ® or SGI ™ video. On MP models, to get Mac video
in resolutions above 640 x 480 pixels, you’ll need the Mac Adapter
for ServSwitch (KV99MA).
To switch between CPUs, either press the port-selection buttons
on the switch’s front panel or send switching commands from the
shared keyboard. (Other keyboard commands control port scanning
and configuration functions. Configuration settings can be saved
in nonvolatile memory, so they’ll be preserved even if the switch
loses power.)
The ServSwitch Jr. doesn’t even have to be plugged in—
it draws its power from the keyboard and mouse interfaces of the
attached CPUs, while the ServSwitch Jr. MP has its own external
power supply. And both are small enough to fit on a cramped
desktop or even in one rack unit (rackmount kits are available).
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